<q>

A quotation is a small group of words that is taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker.

Processors add appropriate styling, such as locale-specific quotation marks, around the contents of the <q> element and render it inline.

(Text | <cite> | <include> | <keyword> | <ph> | <strong> | <em> | <b> | <i> | <line-through> | <overline> | <sup> | <sub> | <tt> | <u> | <q> | <term> | <text> | <tm> | <xref> | <data> | <sort-as> | <draft-comment> | <foreign> | <required-cleanup> )*

Contained by

<abstract> , <b> , <bodydiv> , <cite> , <data> , <dd> , <ddhd> , <desc> , <div> , <draft-comment> , <dt> , <dthd> , <em> , <entry> , <example> , <fallback> , <figgroup> , <fn> , <howtoavoid> , <i> , <li> , <line-through> , <lines> , <linkinfo> , <lq> , <note> , <overline> , <p> , <ph> , <pre> , <q> , <section> , <shortdesc> , <sli> , <stentry> , <strong> , <sub> , <sup> , <title> , <tt> , <u> , <xref>

Contained by

- topic/q

The <q> element is a base element type. It is defined in the topic module.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes.

Example

This section is non-normative.

In the following code sample, the <q> element contains a quotation. Note that no quotation marks are included; locale-specific quotation marks will be generated during processing.

<p>
George said, <q>Disengage the power supply before servicing the unit.</q>
</p>